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BigLaw Vs. In-House - By the Numbers - According to Legal Evolution, gathering numbers from the U.S. BLS, in-house is growing much faster than other sectors (namely, government and law firms). More here.
AngelList Launches AngelList Stack - The program is a suite of products aimed at helping founders start, operate, and maintain ownership over their companies. More here.
Malbek Secures $15.3M - The Series A funding signals a new wave of CLM investment interest. The funding round was led by Noro-Moseley Partners with TDF Ventures and Osage Venture Partners. More here.
SoftBank Makes 1st #LegalTech Investments - SoftBank invested in the IP protection startup, MarqVision, contributing to the $5M Seed round with Y Combinator. ContractPodAI raised $115M in a funding round also led by Softbank, making two #legaltech investments for the Japan-based conglomerate in one week. More here and here.
Robin AI Chosen to Join Applied AI Accelerator Program - The NLP-driven contract review ALSP company is one of 32 companies to join the Tech Nation program, backed by Wilson Sonsini, and is the only #legaltech business to join thus far. More here.
Zuva Completes $15.75M Series A - the Kira Systems API-driven platform company secured the funding round with Insight Partners and Litera's owner Hg contributing. More here.
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The criminal fraud trial of Sam Bankman-Fried features the testimony of Can Sun, the former GC of FTX.
In-house legal professionals discuss how they perceive years of experience in a law firm vs. in-house, and how they correlate to each other.
The latest report by the NALP Foundation reveals insights into the dynamics of associate attrition and hiring, providing a roadmap for firms looking to improve retention.
Managing a clients’ expectations can be hard, but it’s necessary. In this article, we will go over things to consider when managing client expectations.
Neuralink’s mission is to create a generalized brain interface that could potentially restore autonomy to individuals with unmet medical needs.
California, Arizona and Florida move foward with innovative updates to their state bar exams.
In-house legal professionals discuss what they do when the business team won't listen to the legal teams' advice within their company.
New AI legal assistants from Thomson Reuters and LexisNexis aim to improve the accuracy and efficiency of legal research.
Guide to bar association licensing authorities in the United States and abroad.